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“Teen girl rescues injured cat that transforms into boy; they flee mind-controlled cats while he asks her to bear his child.”
Dakishimete! Noir
抱きしめて！ノアール
6.84
12,376 rank · 2,747 readers · 14 favorites
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Synopsis
Teen girl rescues injured cat that transforms into boy; they flee mind-controlled cats while he asks her to bear his child.
From AnimeNewsNetwork: Suzu is a 16 year old girl who's never had a boyfriend and can understand what animals are thinking. She finds an injured cat, Noir and takes it home to care for it. The next morning the cat turns into a boy named Noa. There are people who are trying to capture Noir/Noa by controlling the minds of cats and forcing them to attack Suzu and Noa. Noa is determined to stay with Suzu and asks her to have his child.
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mode 8
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· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “A very good short story between a girl and a cat she found that turns out not to be a normal cat. Many laughs to be had and a cute love story. Kind of wish it was a bit longer, however, definitely...”
- 8 “The story seems like it would be the regular, boy appears in front of a girl, but it definitely was better than I expected. It really should have been longer, but the ending was still rather...”
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A Manga Publication
- Format 6 × 1 ch × vol
- Total read 0h 48m approx
- Published Jan 2003 – ongoing
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M1637 catalog